(A) (1) The owner of any building or structure required to be registered under this chapter shall pay an annual registration fee to the City of Rushville through the Code Enforcement Officer, upon registration.
(2) Owners who voluntarily register a vacant building, but not abandoned as defined in this chapter, are not required to pay a registration fee.
(B) Fees shall be as follows:
(1) Buildings or structures used or zoned for residential purposes and contains no more than two dwelling units the registration fee shall be $50.
(2) Buildings or structures used or zoned for non-residential purposes shall be:
(a) Two hundred and fifty dollars for the first year or any part thereof;
(b) Three hundred and seventy-five dollars for the second year or any part thereof;
(c) Five hundred dollars for the third and each subsequent year of any part thereof that the property is required to be registered pursuant to this chapter.
(C) The registration fee is to reimburse the Code Enforcement Officer, Fire Chief, or Police Department for the costs of monitoring the buildings or structures and the additional costs of responding to emergencies and any property maintenance cost incurred by the city for the vacant and abandoned building or structure not covered by any other statue, law or ordinance.
(Ord. 2014-19, passed 9-2-2014) Penalty, see § 155.99